King's Landing

"CANARIA foster home...I haven't been back for a long time."

A blonde girl in a cyan school uniform stood in front of the white building, looking up with her hands on her hips.

The young girl Niyu Sixteen Nights was contacted shortly after receiving a mysterious letter. Her adoptive mother, Canary, had a suicide note.

So, thinking of something like Sixteen Nights, I came to Zeng Jin’s child welfare organization-CANARIA foster home.

"It's been a long time since I saw you. It's okay to see the little ghosts...Huh?"

Izayoi reached out to hit the door, but at this moment, the door opened by herself before she could do it.

At the same time, a young man came out to welcome Sixteen Nights.

"Welcome back, Sister Sixteen."

"Yeah. Thank you for coming to meet me, Homura."

Izayoa opened his hands and greeted a young man with messy hair and glasses.

"Sister Sixteen, how are the headphones I made?"

"not bad."

"Really? That's good. However, there is a strange lawyer here waiting for you to come."

The boy grabbed his messy hair and made a look as if he didn't know what to say.

"strange?"

"Well, that lawyer is wearing a black tuxedo and a bowler hat, and since he came here, he has been harassing the girls, and the staff in the facility have nothing to do with him."

"Oh? That's really worth seeing."

There was a wave of waves in the wise eyes, Ikuyo bypassed the flame and entered the CANARIA foster home.

The middle-aged woman in charge of the counter immediately showed disgust as soon as she saw Ikuyo's face.

"...It's been a long time, classmate Sixteen Nights."

"Don't show such a disgusting expression, I will leave immediately after taking the suicide note."

"It's best that you can do that. And the school's withdrawal procedures have already been done for you."

"Really, trouble you. Where are my guests?"

"The gentleman said he would take a walk in the institution. When he comes back, I will tell you. You can just sit at the reception and wait."

Waved boringly to the female at the counter, Ikuya sat down, habitually leaning his whole body on the recliner.

"This is a new work."

"what?"

I didn't know where to take out an earphone and handed it to Ikuyo's body, Yan's little face was a little smug.

"The new headset No. 2, "Crescent.moon.No.2". Here you are."

I took the headset and looked it up and down in the air several times, and then tried to put it on my head.

"Hmm...? Hey, Homura. Is the headband part of this thing too long? The whole thing is dangling!"

"No problem. Put the ear pads on your ears first, and then press the button next to the adjuster. This will adjust the length according to the shape of your head. It can be said to be a product that emphasizes fit."

"Oh? The part you pay attention to is quite interesting."

Ikuya smiled funny and pressed the button next to the adjuster.

"That's right... but it's a bit too tight. This might make the voice sound dull, but it's not clear."

"Um...then I will improve it and lend me a loan."

Nodding, Ikuyo took off the earphones casually, but his hands froze.

"...Hey Homura. What's the shape of this headset?"

"This is the result of using the headband to adjust the size. After the headband is folded for adjustment, no matter how you do it, it will stand up like this."

"It's not the problem. Look at it for yourself, it's all cat ears anyway."

Pointing to the device that looks like a cat ear on the earphone, Ikuyo raised an eyebrow and said.

"Yeah. "Crescent.moon.No.2" will form cat ears due to the size adjustment, which will definitely be popular with women. Sister Sixteen is a live advertisement. Please wear headphones at all times to help me with the "Crescent.moon" series Propaganda."

"Hey, it's expensive to choose me as a model?"

"Wait until I become famous one day."

After a short response, Homura got up from the chair at the reception desk.

"...I'm going back to the room, do you want me to take the bags first?"

"Huh? Oh, that's okay. I'll come over and find you later later."

"I see, I'll wait for you to come."

Nodded, Yan carried Sixteen Nights backpack and hurried back to the room.

"Hey! Wait, aren't you going to reform? Why..."

With that said, Homura was gone.With a wry smile, I shook the earphones that hadn't been taken away, Ikuyo took it on his head again.Some fancy headphones look like cat ears and hair ornaments, which are unexpectedly suitable to wear on the head of Sixteen Nights. She does have the perfect image to be this headphone model.

At this time, a feeling of icy cold came from behind.

"——Are you Miss Nii Sixteen Nights?"

"..."

Sixteen nights, who couldn't help being surprised, turned around.

From childhood to adulthood, it was the first time she encountered the Obasan canary and the demon brother who could escape her perception at such close range.

A black tuxedo with a black bowler hat and round single-sided glasses, as Homura said, this man reflected in the sight of Ikuyoya definitely echoed the word "strange".

"...Ah, yes, the black bowler hat is very tasteful."

"Huh? Oh, thank you. But before complimenting, I hope you can answer my question. Are you Miss Nii Sixteen Nights?"

"Yes."

While responding to the opponent, Ikuya stared at the man in the tuxedo.

Although it looks like it is about twenty-five years old, but the temperament shown has the refinement of age.

But the most impressive thing is the scorching gaze hidden behind the unilateral glasses, the illusion of being thoroughly seen through.

"...What an unpleasant look in the eyes."

"Haha, I'm often said that. Canary also said that as soon as they met."

"I think so. Then, where is the suicide note?"

"I borrowed a room inside and let it be handed to you over there. After all, it would be too heavy to carry that weight."

The man in the tuxedo stepped forward and walked inside, and Shizuye silently followed him behind him.

"Hey, what novel is this?"

Finally arrived at the destination room.When I entered the room with the man in the tuxedo, I saw a large stack of paper placed in the center of the room, and he reacted extremely impatiently.

"I think it should be her autobiography? Anyway, it's the duty of an adopted child, so you just obediently read it."

The man in the tuxedo lifted the chair to the window, pulled down the bowler hat and stopped talking.

I actually lost my client to take a nap, even I was dumbfounded at Sixteen Nights, but today's goal is not this man.She reluctantly sat down at the table, opened the seal on the pile of paper about ten centimeters thick, and read it with a complicated mood.Time passed unconsciously, and when I had finished reading almost all the contents of the suicide note, it was already raining outside.

All the content is about Canary and Sixteen Nights, as well as the past of Jian brother, challenging the demon of the waterfall, looking for the other side of the world, and walking through the miraculous mountains... But the only thing not mentioned is that time Take them to the scene of the most miserable war.With a language that is so beautiful that it can be classified as a verse, all the feelings are conveyed to Shizuya through the lines.

"Hiss... really makes people hot, the so-called suicide note is such a thing?"

While thinking this way, Ikuyo looked at the last page.

"——Ah, by the way, I almost forgot.Are you wearing a digital watch today?So, I think the time when you look at the watch next time Ikuyo-chan will be 15:49, 48.27 seconds.

"what?"

Ikuya couldn't help muttering to himself, and then looked at the watch reflexively.

Her digital watch showed: 15:49-48.27 seconds.

"...Oh? What's going on? It left such an interesting trick! I can't see what the trick is! That Obasan!"

With a light of excitement, Izayoi couldn't wait to continue looking down.

"So I said that you are not allowed to call me Obasan?

"—Woo!"

He stood up abruptly and observed his surroundings, but except for the strange lawyer who was sleeping with his eyes squinted, nothing happened.

"Well... it's the last surprise hosted by Canary. It's really fun...!"

Izayoi restrained her excited heartbeat, forced herself to calm down, and continued to look down.

"Well, I think you should vaguely understand that this is my last game.The "sponsor" is the me who does not exist, the me who does not exist against the opponent, and the challenge certificate is also me.Therefore, you have only one condition for victory!That is to find out the non-existent "I" and "You" and submit them to the entrance——!

Huh!Without warning, the entire suicide note suddenly flew up and scattered around the CANARIA foster home.Roofs, atriums, corridors, receptions, rooms, reception rooms.

The suicide note even floated to dozens of other places.This unnatural flying phenomenon of paper made Shiliuye stunned for a while, but at this time a suicide note fell into her hand lightly. When she saw what was written on it, she was immediately shocked.

"Besides, if you can't find out until 18 o'clock-then you will lose the chance to see Xiaojian again, and be separated from him forever!

"what---!!?"

This time, Sixteen Nights really caught her whole body and mind.

Everything else is fine, but the goodbye to Jian Jian is the biggest expectation and pursuit of Shizuoye's life!

If she loses this opportunity, she can't think of what she will become!Is it hiding in the deep mountains?She couldn't help but angrily destroy this fragile world, she couldn't think of it!But there is only one thing, Sixteen Nights is extremely convinced that she does not want to lose this opportunity, absolutely absolutely!

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Izayoi quickly suppressed the concussion in his heart, and while swiftly running his mind, he retrieved the suicide notes scattered everywhere.

After all the suicide notes were picked up, I went back to the room and looked at the time 17:38 on the watch.